Every day, we have the opportunity to witness the ever-changing celestial dance of the skies between the Earth, the Sun, and the Moon.  There are valuable lessons we can learn from this relationship.  Come and see.

The nearest players in this heavenly show are the Sun and Moon.  They are above us, circling and dancing in an intricate Pirouette.  We can learn a lot if we take the time to ponder the relationship between the Earth, the Sun, and the Moon.

What Our Lunar Partner Teaches Us

We can learn five essential lessons from the moon, which are aspects of life that we often overlook.  If we remember to use them, they will help us leverage our time and relationships.  What a great idea!

Let the moon be a constant reminder of the five essential lessons of life.  We’ll explain what they mean and how to use them; here’s the list:

1.  Maintain a Public and Private Face
2.  Practice The Power of Silence
3.  Reflecting Different Degrees of Light
4.  Be An Inspiration to Others
5.  Explore Your Mysterious Side

Five Important Lessons of Lunar Wisdom

1.  Maintain a Public and Private Face

The first nugget of wisdom from our lunar partner is to keep both a public and a private Face.  Look at the moon and notice it does not rotate.  It stays steady and always shows the same face as the Earth.  This is the public face of the moon.

The moon also has a dark side.  It doesn’t mean it is evil; it means that it purposely keeps certain things private from public view.  It doesn’t mean you should be two-faced.  Instead, learn it is wise to have and guard your personal life.  It’s the first and perhaps one of the most important lessons of lunar wisdom.  Here’s a catchphrase to remind us of this point; face your problems, don’t Facebook your problems.

When you have a private side, just like our lunar partner, it helps you to become authentic.  In a world of followers, have the courage to walk your spiritual path.  Resist the trappings of commercialism.  Protect your individuality by keeping your essence private.  In many cultures, freethinkers are taboo.  So, it would be best if you exercised the wisdom of the moon.

Develop a healthy sense of yourself as distinct from showing a public persona.  Learn to cultivate healthy public relationships and know the wisdom between public and private relationships.

2.  Practice The Power of Silence

Our lunar partner may seem like it does nothing, but it moves the great tides in the oceans because of its gravitational pull.  It is our lunar pattern that moves large bodies of water regularly.  Our Earth’s ecology and biology have explicitly adapted to take advantage of the rising and falling tides.  Silence gives our minds a chance to reset.  This aspect teaches us that silence and reflection affect others positively.

The key here is learning to practice the silence of meditation, and we recommend starting with a simple two-step beginning method.  You can add to this with mindfulness meditation and forest bathing.  There are many mediation techniques.  Find one that works for you.  The more tools you have in your mental toolbox, the better.

The power of silence is profound.   The right meditation process will put you in touch with the silence of the transcendent.  The transcendent is one of the important lessons of lunar wisdom that can change your life.

Many enlightened spiritual teachers tell us that transcendent is our natural home.  Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Wayne Dyer, and Joseph Campbell agree on using quiet mediation to reach pure consciousness, which is where we ground ourselves.  It helps us to return to activity recharged and fully present because our consciousness floats on the foundation of the silence of the transcendent.  Bathing the mind in silence is vital to our overall health and wellness.

Solitude is medicine for your soul as well as your mind.  We all need time alone to contemplate, meditate, and think.  Solitude is not loneliness.  Loneliness is characterized by feelings of sadness and the need for acceptance.  You can feel alone in a crowd, so it has nothing to do with the proximity to other people.  Our modern culture teaches us to be busy, which effectively keeps us from having the feelings associated with loneliness but also keeps us from having the time to be alone.    They do this to fill our minds with propaganda, and we don’t even realize it is happening, but the need for solitude remains unfulfilled.  Does this sound familiar?

3.  Reflecting Different Degrees of Light

The moon reflects light, but It doesn’t produce light.  It shares illumination.  It is the Sun that provides energy.  The moon continually moves, showing a variety of this light in its dance cycle.

It’s one of the important lessons of lunar wisdom that remind us to reflect the right amount of light.  This principle teaches us to use discretion in shining our energy.  Don’t disclose too much of yourself to the wrong people, but learn to share the right amount with those who need it.  Many require only a sliver of light to see the right way to go on their path, while others require a lot.

We learn from our influence on others that we must also be prudent.  Live courageously but also with appropriate discretion.  Reflect your light with discernment.  One of the lessons from lunar wisdom can help you maintain relationships with those not in alignment with your values.   Learn how much you can share and with whom.  Allow your intuition to guide you.  Don’t overshare.

4.  Be an Inspiration to Others

To be inspired means to be in spirit.  The moon has inspired countless songs, paintings, poems, writings, and other works of art.  The lesson here is to encourage both yourself and others.  We should not overlook this aspect.  Sometimes we don’t know the influence we have on others.  You may not be a celebrity, but you can inspire others in your immediate circle.   Our moon may be an insignificant satellite in the big picture of the Milky Way, but it is well-known and essential to Earth.

The moon casts its inspiration on the Earth as a shadow as it goes through different phases.  What type of shadow does your life produce?  Your legacy is something you create with the lives you touch.  The lesson here is to realize we affect our circle of influence.  Be sure you are building a positive legacy.

We don’t always see the seeds we plant grow and mature.  But we can still plant positive seeds of truth.  Live a life of courage and help others, especially when you see injustice, corruption, bias, and prejudice.  Stand up for those who do not have the power to stand on their own.  Protect the environment, but temper your actions with the wisdom of the 3rd aspect.  Use the right amount of light.  It’s hard, but you can do it.

5.  Explore Your Mysterious Side

The moon is one big mystery.  The more we know, the more mysterious it becomes.  The moon’s density is 3.34, whereas the Earth’s is 5.5.  The moon is much larger than it should be for its orbit’s closeness to the Earth.  No other planet has a Moon this large this close.  To stay in this close orbit, some think it must be hollow.

The crater’s size on the moon tells us it’s much older than it should be.   Last, Moon rocks show radioactive ages billions of years older than the Earth.  Stones from the Moon are magnetized, yet the moon has no magnetic field; this is lunacy!

A mystery is something that begs us to explore.  The moon teaches us that all of life is a mystery.  So, we need to live our lives with understanding and gratitude.  Here, the lesson is to accept that life is meant to be mysterious, drawing us on our spiritual exploration path.  The opportunity for a spiritual quest should be as important as any other endeavor.

Perhaps we should return to ancient cultures’ wisdom and base our calendar on the moon’s cycles instead of Greek astrology.

How To Use the Wisdom of Our Lunar Partner

The key to these critical lessons of wisdom is remembering to use them.  So, take advantage of both technology and old-school techniques.

Use technology to help you remember.  Set a reminder on your smartphone or computer with one or more of these lessons.  Or, if you prefer, use sticky notes, and place them on your refrigerator, in your office, and on your car’s dashboard.

1.  Maintain a Public and Private Face
Learn to keep your private side private.  Use your public side to leverage healthy relationships.

2.  Practice The Power of Silence
Learn to meditate.  Set a reminder to meditate at least once daily because silence is our natural reset button.

3.  Reflecting Different Degrees of Light
Be prudent with whom you share personal and confidential information.  Sharing is good, but learn who can accept and value what you say.

4.  Be An Inspiration to Others
Learn to live out of spirit and not your ego.  You do this by learning to monitor your self-talk.  When you observe your thoughts, you can see where greed or revenge becomes the basis of your thoughts and actions.  Don’t let this happen.

5.  Explore Your Mysterious Side
Your very presence and awareness are a mystery.  Our planet is a mystery.  Explore these and take care to preserve the secret of all life.

In Conclusion

The moon serves as a reminder of life’s most essential lessons.  When you look at the moon, remember These five important lessons of lunar wisdom.